[undecipherable: probable place name] 11^th October 179[undecipherable] [undecipherable] common accounts of the [undecipherable] transactions, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] days by Mr. [Troup?] all the [undecipherable] [stores?] of [undecipherable] for June & July 1793, [undecipherable] me to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to 1633 [gallons?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you by last [post?] these amount [undecipherable] 2[undecipherable] more [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [Carroll?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] M^r [undecipherable] Elliott [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] charges of Transportation & [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] Account [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] "In [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to make use of [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] [Baker?] to [undecipherable] a part of it [undecipherable] [Flour?] [undecipherable] the 11^th [undecipherable] [procure?] [undecipherable] Sold at auction 110 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [Carts?] sold at [undecipherable] average price of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which being [under?] the Price [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] until the 17^th The River has continued [undecipherable] [commonly?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] your instructions to send a part of the Whiskey [undecipherable] on hand to Detroit [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] on hand [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to both Officers [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that you [undecipherable] me to forward Whiskey to Detroit. He appeared astonished Whiskey should be [sent?] for the use of the Troops at any post which he had engaged to furnish, in consequence wrote me a note accompanied by a statement of Provision made for that Post of which the [enclos'd?] Copies [undecipherable] previous to the disposing of or receiving any of the 2400 barrels of flour of Matthew Ernest. I offered it to Col[?] [O'Hara?] at the Price stated by M^r Ernest, to which he replied the price was much above his Contracts, he would not take [it?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] being too low for his [boats?] M^r Elliott is still here the Ohio being too low for his boats to descend with safety. I am Sir Your ob[edient] [Serv?] [undecipherable signature] [the Hon[orable]] James McHenry Secy of War